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since digital streaming and sharing, very few artists make money from recorded music sales and rely on income from touring.
DezB sed> It’s bollox, and i’m not repeating why.
It differs from musician to musician, a lot of people aren't making much money any more, particularly those with less to invest in promotion. It's affecting those playing less conventional (or to my mind, more interesting) music greatly. Technology is accelerating us toward a boring future.
Bit of a turn in that my wife has said it'd be wasted on her so I'm considering going on my tod. Never been to a gig solo before and I don't think it bothers us, but feels strange nonetheless.
I paid £16 to see Dub Pistols last night and it was money well spent. However by the time I'd got the train and bought beers in the venue it was still nearly £70 for a night out.
74€ to see Paul Brady in Ireland plus £200 for hotels and £180 for the ferry ya pays your money and takes your choice or not.
Most I've paid was £50 a ticket to see Brian Wilson doing Smile at the RFH years ago.
That felt like a lot but living legend and all that, I thought.
It was a bit dull TBH.
There are just a few acts I'd pay that much to see now, but still probably wouldn't bother.
One of my favourite bands are touring this year.
I’m not going, not many people have heard of them and it’s over £35 a ticket.
Sorry, it’s just too much, that said, my band supported InMe (remember them!) in January and that was £15 a ticket so that was too expensive too.
It’s A Day To Remember if anyone is interested.
Over the years I guess I’ve been to gigs which have cost less than £10 and as much as £200, plus travelling hotels etc, but I can’t think of 1 that I regarded as a waste of money, I’ve enjoyed them all in 1 way or another.
Imho live music is very hard to beat and the 3 tickets on my shelf are all toward the lower end of that ( ish) incl fees =
Let’s Zep = £16.50
Dub Pistols = £17.50
Flaming Lips = £35.00
They’ll all be good/ great in different ways and I’ll have a great night out on each occasion
BUT
I still get folks who piss £100 up against a wall every weekend telling me I’m wasting money cos I could stream the music for free 🤔
Each to their own I guess, but I know which I prefer 🤗
johnners
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Ticket prices can be pretty heinous but paying the money ages in advance adds insult to injury. I tolerate a few months maybe but tickets have just gone on sale for Mogwai’s 2021 tour – the Roundhouse are after £35-£37.50 a pop. That’s spicy enough IMO but there’s 12% fees per ticket on top and the gig’s not until Feb 2021!
They did this once before, I think it's specifically because the tour takes in some pretty big venues (SECC in Glasgow frinstance) which they're not at all confident of selling out, so they're giving it a long run in
My g/f has just booked two tickets for her and her mum to see Les Mis at Bristol Hippodrome for £65 a ticket. This isn’t unusual for theatre tickets, as far as I’m aware, I’m not interested in the slightest, but Jo likes musicals, and her mum is involved with a theatre in Salisbury and was heavily involved with doing the costumes for a production of Les Mis so they’re really keen to go, which is fair enough.
I did pay somewhere around £55-60 for tickets to see King Crimson at the Royal Albert Hall last year, but it was their 50th Anniversary tour, I’d never seen them before, and I’d liked them for fifty years, so it was worth it.
I missed seeing Tom Waits in London ten, fifteen years ago, because tickets were £75, and I’ve regretted it ever since, it was a lot of money, but who knows when or if he’s ever going to perform here again?
Eric Burdon is still touring ... aged 78. Voice not what it was though.
richardkennerley
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There’s expensive gigs and cheap gigs, just depends if you think it’s worth it.
This is basically it, you want to go and see established acts, that's the price. There's a multitude of gigs you can go to in the 15-30 quid range.
My ears are still ringing from seeing Tool last night. Tickets were £100, they sold out in a few hours and absolutely nobody left disappointed. Live music shows are some of my best and most vivid memories. A good gig is worth every penny.